KARE 11's Lifting Voices: Melanin in Motion

Written By shari zimmermann

George Family Foundation grantees Minneapolis Parks Foundation and The Loppet Foundation collaborated with community-based program, Melanin in Motion, to connect communities of color to outdoor adventure opportunities. This endeavor was featured on KARE 11's Lifting Voices segment, showcasing how Melanin in Motion offers snowboarding lessons within easily accessible parks, like Theodore Wirth Regional Park in Minneapolis. 

Founder Anthony Taylor notes:

“Who’s not out here?’ is maybe a better way of thinking about it. And so I really think that we are very focused on Black and Brown families. We’re very focused on moderate to low-income families. We’re very focused on girls and women,” Taylor said, adding that: “We want to remove the ability to guess the gender, age, sex, income of a snowboarder when they show up at the bottom of a hill.” 

See the full segment and story from KARE 11.

 

shari zimmermann

Shari Zimmermann is an artist and designer living in Delano, Minnesota. A graduate of Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Shari's design experience encompasses print and digital projects for her own clients and as an independent contractor for other design firms. In addition to marketing communications, annual reports, and brand creation, Shari has worked on many local and national publications — acting as lead designer on start-up magazines and redesigns, as well as art director and contributing designer on existing titles. Shari helps small business clients gain a web presence by creating and launching their sites through Squarespace.com. 

Shari is a founding member of the Delano Artist Guild, and pursues her passion for creating acrylic and mixed media art from her home studio. Shari has displayed her work in businesses around the Twin Cities area, and has participated in shows at Your Arts Desire, Studio 144, and Flow Art Space.

http://www.smartthinkingdesign.com
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